The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Report: Preventable PSC Detentions are Increasing Across the Fleet
Port state control detentions have risen by about 70 percent over the past five years, even though the number of inspections has s...
Ghana’s New Drydock Project Progresses After Successful Financing Round
Ship diversions around Cape of Good Hope have seen vessel traffic growth along the West African coastline. Additionally, recent ex...
Damen Delivers Fourth Combi Freighter 3850 to Reederei Bernd Sibum
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the fourth Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 in an order of four to Reeder...
Economic Fury Tightens Stranglehold on Iranian Dark Fleet
On June 2, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) tightened its controls on Iranian dark-fleet activities by de...
Braving the Dangers in the Strait of Hormuz
For several days, US forces have responded to a number of IRGC attacks in the Strait of Hormuz area by launching counterattacks of...
DNV and Kongsberg Maritime Enable Secure Operational Vessel Data Exchange
[By: Kongsberg Maritime] DNV and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into an agreement to enable secure, standardised exchange of Oper...
GenFlat Completes 1st Production of Patented Collapsible Shipping Container
[By: GenFlat Holdings, Inc.] GenFlat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: GFLT) (“GenFlat”), a pioneer in sustainable collapsible container tech...
Next-Generation Hybrid Cruise Vessel Debuts at the Port of Los Angeles
[By Port of Los Angeles] A new hybrid, 350-passenger vessel is now in operation at the Port of Los Angeles, the result of a Port-l...
PortMiami’s Director Ousted as County Seeks Fisher Island Fuel Terminal
A messy two-year land battle that drew national attention to PortMiami and Miami-Dade County took a new turn as the county’s mayor...
Tanker Awaiting Scrapping Stuck in Limbo by US Sanctions
The Bangladeshi scrappers community and the cash buyers are dealing with what they termed a “highly unusual incident” after one of...